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Profits at China’s industrial firms rose 5.0% for the January to February period as compared with a year earlier, according to data released Sunday.

The war in Ukraine could see the production of neon, a critical gas in advanced chip manufacturing, fall off a cliff.

Apple is reportedly planning a hardware subscription service for iPhones that could launch as soon as the end of this year.

ASML is the only manufacturer of EUV lithography machines, which revolutionized semiconductors. Here’s an inside look at the company relied on by chipmakers.

The Santa Clara chipmaker said it will build a new “mega factory” in Germany as part of the investment, which is being subsidized with public funding.

World leaders are considering what sanctions they could impose to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin in his tracks.

South Korea is monitoring the Russia-Ukraine crisis to assess its impact on energy prices, or possible disruptions to supply chains, says its trade minister.

SMIC, China’s largest chipmaker, is seen as a key player in Beijing’s ambitions to become more self-sufficient in the semiconductor industry.

Chips are critical for products from refrigerators to cars and smartphones, but a global crunch has impacted industries across the board.

TSMC, Intel and Samsung are all planning to make significant investments into semiconductor manufacturing this year.

“I’m especially on the look out for AI companies,” DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman told CNBC.

Taiwan’s GlobalWafers will no longer buy Munich-headquartered rival Siltronic after policymakers in Germany failed to approve the deal in time.

China’s tech giants Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu and Meituan have all started investing heavily into chip development.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

Jim’s thoughts on the big morning news and calls.

U.S. stock futures rose slightly Thursday ahead of what’s expected to be another hot inflation report.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.

The metaverse, which requires large amounts of computing power, is set to benefit global chipmakers — but other related industries could also gain, analysts say.

Chipmaker TSMC’s net profit for the quarter rose to 166.2 billion Taiwan dollars ($6 billion) from 142.8 billion Taiwan dollars a year earlier.

TSMC, which makes chips for companies like Apple, reported a sixth straight quarter of record sales as demand for its products rose amid a supply crunch.